I get a copy of the Christopher News Notes once a month and came across an old one I hadn’t read. The name of it was Your Own Good. The word Christopher means Christ Bearer. We all struggle, if we care about people, with loving God and loving our neighbor and loving ourselves. The article said that it’s impossible to love others if we don’t love ourselves, … [Read more...] about Loving Ourselves
Comments on the Book, A Beautiful Boy
Stephen, one thing about a bit of angst is that it builds character and gives us insights we would have never had otherwise. I have been listening to A Beautiful Boy and wondered as I listened if maybe his parents tried to hide the hurt from him and didn’t make him tough enough mentally. The first thing I realized is the boys father broke the rules. He cheated on Nick’s … [Read more...] about Comments on the Book, A Beautiful Boy
National Write a Novel in a Month
I wrote 1747 words in the first day of the write a novel in a month. The story idea came from an incident that happened about 25 yards from my second cousin’s house in Santa Cruz. The story starts this way: Pardon the language. Chapter 1 Caesar was unsure that to do next. He’d stabbed a white boy. It wasn’t the plan, but the white boys from the mostly white high … [Read more...] about National Write a Novel in a Month
Testing
Was online with Stephen, and we finally got the pasquinifamily blog set up. Will write more later. … [Read more...] about Testing
One Great Day
This was one great day. I left Santa Cruz around 9:15 after sleeping in. Got to Stockton just before 11:30 where I was meeting one of my former students, Jeannie Lawley. She used to go by Jean, but said she prefers Jeannie. We talked for a couple hours and had a good ole time. She’s 40 now and has lived quite a life. We’re talking about writing a book about her life. It … [Read more...] about One Great Day